2006-11-13 02:37:09 · 12 answers · asked by Victoria Elaine 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
80% of humanity, the religious folks, don't need to ask the meaning of life, the church tells them....the supernatural explanation. But the rest of us can't swallow religious dogma, because there's no evidence. Nobody can prove that there life after death, that people are tortured or rewarded after life or that there's invisible spirits running around.
I've come to two conclusions recently:
1. Life has no meaning
2. Life has a million meanings.
First, there's a certainty that death and annihilation awaits not only you, but the Earth in general. It's an astonomical certainty that our sun will supernova and leave the earth a burnt crisp, not to mention all the other extinction level events around the corner.
Second, the million things that give us meaning are the pleasurable experiences we can conjure up during the short period we are here on the earth, in the form of the relationships we have with our kids and other people, and the 'housekeeping' types of purposes. What i mean by that are the curing disease, ending hunger, improving literacy, reducing crime, preventing war, helping other kinds of things.
2006-11-13 13:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not a valid question.
Say you see a sign 'No Left Turn' - it's meaning is you cannot turn left. Life is not some sort of sign that has a meaning.
Life is.
2006-11-13 11:48:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that George Bernard Shaw wrote that the meaning or purpose of life was to reach a state of perfection. He went on to say that reproduction was only necessary as long as we remained imperfect and that the need to reproduce would end once we had achieved our goal.
2006-11-13 10:51:05 · answer #3 · answered by Andreas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is a cleen page that you writes on. Its a hard ,responsible and
amazing work. And the meaning of its up to you.
2006-11-13 10:45:42 · answer #4 · answered by fuchtig 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the meanig of life is to get a prtner and some kids an make them happy so the humanity can go on
2006-11-13 10:39:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are a hueman being,spirit,unconditional love,a being of light,your purpoe is "BEING". Serving God in all that you do is what gives life meaning and it is your duty to express your Godliness.
2006-11-13 11:07:12 · answer #6 · answered by Weldon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is every thing that spreads from cradle to the grave.
2006-11-13 12:05:24 · answer #7 · answered by Alrahcam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ecclesiastes 12:13- "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God, and keep His commandments; For this is the whole duty of man."
2006-11-13 10:40:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To learn and grow and learn to love and help others.
2006-11-13 10:48:36 · answer #9 · answered by jessicaleexi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love. Love your neighbor as yourself.
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2006-11-13 10:45:44 · answer #10 · answered by _aihlie_ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋